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אֲחִיתֹפֶל H302
H302 is the Hebrew word אֲחִיתֹפֶל, transliterated ʼĂchîythôphel and said akh-ee-tho'-fel. The King James Version most often renders it ahithophel.
What it means
Achithophel, an Israelite.
Where it comes from
from H251 (אָח) and H8602 (תָּפֵל); brother of folly.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Ahithophel.
Verses using אֲחִיתֹפֶל
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 15:12 · KJV
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
2 Samuel 15:31 · KJV
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
2 Samuel 15:34 · KJV
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel 16:15 · KJV
And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
2 Samuel 16:20 · KJV
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
2 Samuel 16:21 · KJV
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.
2 Samuel 16:23 · KJV
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:1 · KJV
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
2 Samuel 17:6 · KJV
And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
2 Samuel 17:7 · KJV
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
2 Samuel 17:14 · KJV
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:15 · KJV
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
2 Samuel 17:21 · KJV
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
2 Samuel 17:23 · KJV
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
2 Samuel 23:34 · KJV
Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
1 Chronicles 27:33 · KJV
And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:
1 Chronicles 27:34 · KJV
And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army was Joab.
Common questions
What does Strong's H302 mean?
H302 is the Hebrew word אֲחִיתֹפֶל (ʼĂchîythôphel), meaning Achithophel, an Israelite.
How is H302 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ahithophel (17 times), moreover ahithophel (1 time), thus and thus did ahithophel (1 time), thus hath ahithophel (1 time).
How many times does H302 appear in the Bible?
אֲחִיתֹפֶל (ʼĂchîythôphel) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H302 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H251 (אָח) and H8602 (תָּפֵל); brother of folly.
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